Amoria peterstimpsoni

Amoria peterstimpsoni
Shell of Amoria peterstimpsoni (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Amoria
Species:
A. peterstimpsoni
Binomial name
Amoria peterstimpsoni
T. Cossignani & Allary, 2019

Amoria peterstimpsoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 53 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Western Australia.

References

  • Cossignani T. & Allary A. (2019). "Amoria peterstimpsoni: una nuova voluta dall'Australia Occidentale". Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 102: 28–29.